Do you live overseas? If so, you gotta check this out.... The Book Depository. They ship anywhere in the world -- FOR FREE!! Yes, you read correctly.... free shipping! And, it really works! I've already received 2 orders and have 2 more on the way.
Their prices are pretty good. The books I'm looking at are usually at least 5-10% off the cover price. (But, if I were to find the book over here in an English book store in the capital city, they would be at least 20% above the cover price.) I've found most prices to be similar to Amazon's new book prices. They don't sell used books, so Amazon Marketplace often is a lot cheaper, but that discount is usually negated by having to get it mailed to me.
There's no limit on how few books you need to by to qualify for free shipping. They're all free. I did have a friend tell me that when she tried to order about $400 worth of books at one time for homeschooling, her order was cancelled b/c they weren't sure if she'd have issues with customs in our country. So, I've tried to limit my orders to 8-12 books at a time and haven't had any issues.
One tip.... if you like to read book reviews, you'll need to read the reviews on Amazon. It seems that no one has posted reviews on Book Depository. (I usually like to compare prices, so reading reviews on Amazon isn't too difficult.)
Happy shopping!
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